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As somebody who doesn't shy away from posting opinions or responses, which I know might be controversial, I see this allowing the sort of cross-discussion haras
by andrewclunn 11y ago
As somebody who doesn't shy away from posting opinions or responses, which I know might be controversial, I see this allowing the sort of cross-discussion harassment that would penalize such actions (beyond the "I disagree therefore I downside" reaction). Not sure I really want users following me. I'm here for the content, not to make friends. Not saying this is a bad idea, just explaining why it has no appeal to me personally.
- genericone 11y agoAgreed, this enables power users to have a richer experience, but this ALSO enables pedants/easily-offended to have a richer pedantic/defensive experience as well. I suppose no-one is thinking about about the majority of readers (lurkers who come to read more interesting exchanges than could be found on reddit) who are caught in the middle that end up with a worse experience as a result. I trust that HN moderators will make the right decision, which is to prevent this type of access from overwhelming the nature of HN.